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As the holiday season comes upon us you may want to decorate your home with some lovely colorful flowering plants. Besides poinsettias, there are holiday cacti that have flowers that may be white, ...

Christmas cacti are known for their elegant, arcing foliage and vivid tropical blooms that appear in late fall or early ...

Even though it's traditionally known as the Christmas cactus, this isn't its official name. Often described as either the Schlumbergera Truncata or Schlumbergera x buckleyi, the vivid houseplant ...

Flowering cacti are popular indoor plants, and while the obvious choice to give as a gift at this time of year is a Christmas cactus, there are so many others to choose from. With their delicate and ...

Have you see holiday cactus for sale in stores this season? This is the time of year when they become readily available. One ...

Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera bridgesi) and Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) are very similar plants; both are ...

Thanksgiving and Christmas cacti prefer slightly acidic, well-draining soil because it helps plants absorb and retain vital ...

Here's how to care for a Thanksgiving cactus, a low-maintenance tropical plant with colorful flowers that blooms just in time ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

The Christmas cactus houseplant is a gorgeous houseplant which blooms during the festive period, but in order to keep them ...

Keep reading to find out everything you need to know... Even though it's traditionally known as the Christmas cactus, this isn't its official name. Often described as either the Schlumbergera Truncata ...